nastiest
USNAS-tee-ist/ˈnæs.ti.ɪst/SayNAH-stee-istUK/ˈnɑː.sti.ɪst/AUS/ˈnaː.sti.ɪst/
- 1Superlative of nasty.
The storm brought the nastiest weather the coast had seen in years.
Her nastiest comments were saved for the people she envied most.
Note
The top of a three-step scale: nasty, nastier, nastiest. The final y of the base turns to i before the ending, as it does in happiest. It ranks three or more things and carries every meaning of nasty, so it can pick out the filthiest, the most spiteful, the most obscene, or, in British use, the most treacherous stretch of road. Context decides which meaning applies.
nastiest is a form of nasty
nasty, adjective: Unpleasant, offensive, or repellent to the senses or feelings. Full entry
- Spelling
- nasty → nastiest: change y to i, add -est
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